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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 8, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 8, 1945 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Burkhart |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 32,001 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
George Fallon | Shortstop |
Ken Burkhart | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
Augie Galan | First Baseman |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
Eddie Basinski | Shortstop |
Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 8, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gregg
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Gregg
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Gregg
Garms hits a popup towards short. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Gregg
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Gregg
Kurowski hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Gregg
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Gregg
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Burkhart
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Burkhart
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Burkhart
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Burkhart
Walker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Burkhart
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Burkhart
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Burkhart
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Burkhart
O'Dea fires to first and picks off Peacock. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Gregg
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan fields the ball and throws to Gregg covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fallon vs. Gregg
Fallon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burkhart vs. Gregg
Burkhart takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Gregg
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Gregg
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Burkhart
Basinski hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Burkhart
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Burkhart
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Burkhart
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Fallon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gregg
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gregg
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gregg
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Burkhart
Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Galan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Burkhart
Walker hits a popup towards short. Fallon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olmo vs. Burkhart
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bordagaray vs. Burkhart
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fallon fields it and tags Galan, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Gregg
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Gregg
Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Verban reaches second base with a double. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fallon vs. Gregg
Fallon hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Dea scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burkhart vs. Gregg
Burkhart hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Gregg
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Gregg
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Gregg
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Burkhart
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Burkhart
Basinski hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Adams chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Kurowski fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kurowski. Basinski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Burkhart
King hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Burkhart
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. King
Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. King
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. King
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. King
Verban hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Burkhart
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Burkhart
Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams who is chasing the ball. Galan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Burkhart
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olmo vs. Burkhart
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. King
Fallon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burkhart vs. King
Burkhart hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. King
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. King
Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Burkhart
Bordagaray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Burkhart
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. Bordagaray moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basinski vs. Burkhart
Basinski hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Burkhart
King strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. King
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. King
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. King
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Burkhart
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Burkhart
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Burkhart
Galan hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Burkhart
Walker hits a popup towards short. Fallon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. King
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. King
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on King. O'Dea moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fallon vs. King
Fallon hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Dea scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burkhart vs. King
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. King
Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. King
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Burkhart
Johnny Hopp now playing right field.
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fallon misplays the ball. That's an error on Fallon. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Burkhart
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Burkhart
Peacock hits a popup towards short. Fallon catches it and throws to first to double up Olmo. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. King
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. King
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. King
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. King
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Burkhart
Babe Herman pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aderholt vs. Burkhart
Morrie Aderholt pinch hits for Clyde King.
Aderholt hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Burkhart
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Burkhart
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Burkhart
Galan hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, lf 5 2 2 1 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 3 0 Garms D, rf 5 0 1 1 Rosen G, cf 5 1 2 0 Hopp J, rf 0 0 0 0 Galan A, 1b 4 1 2 0 Adams B, cf 5 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 1 4 Kurowski W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Olmo L, lf 4 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 5 0 2 1 Bordagaray F, 3b 3 0 0 0 O'Dea K, c 4 2 2 0 Peacock J, c 3 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 2 3 0 Basinski E, ss 3 0 1 0 Fallon G, ss 3 0 0 2 Herman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Burkhart K, p 3 0 1 1 Gregg H, p 1 0 0 0 King C, p 2 0 0 0 Aderholt M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 6 35 4 9 4 St.Louis 100 300 020 -- 6 Brooklyn 400 000 000 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Burkhart K (W) 9.0 9 4 4 4 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Gregg H 3.2 7 4 4 2 2 King C (L) 5.1 5 2 1 1 2 E -- Kurowski W, King C, Fallon G DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Brooklyn 8 2B -- Rosen G, Galan A, Verban E, Basinski E 3B -- Galan A HR -- Walker D SB -- Schoendienst R WP -- Gregg H T -- 2:27 A -- 32001
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